Advanced Topics in Decision Support

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
    Domain Information Systems
    Code UE-EIG.00031
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Lecture
    Level Master
    Semester SP-2023

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Wednesday 15:15 - 18:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
    Hours per week 3

    Teaching

    Responsibles
    • Ries Bernard
    Teachers
    • Ries Bernard
    Assistants
    • Mann Felix
    Description

    In this course, we start with a presentation of the dynamic programming approach which is a mathematical optimization method. This technique will be illustrated using well-known problems like the knapsack problem, the stock management problem, the resource allocation problem or the shortest path problem.

    In a second part, we will concentrate on network flow problems (max flow, min cost flow, etc...). Our focus will be on the modeling part but we will also see how to solve such problems efficiently using well-known algorithms.

    In the last part, we introduce project management/scheduling problems, present the critical path method as well as the concept of crashing. We also focus on the case when the exact durations of the tasks to be executed are not known.

    All topics will be illustrated by examples taken from economics, management science and operations research.

    Moodle Link

    Training objectives

    1) Understand the dynamic programming approach and be able to apply it to real problems.

    2) Be able to model and solve real world problems using network flow techniques.

    3) Be able to solve project management problems using the CP method as well as understand the concept of crashing.

    Softskills No
    Off field No
    BeNeFri Yes
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No

    Documents

    Bibliography

    1) J. Kleinberg, E. Tardos, Algorithm Design, Pearson-Addison Wesley, 2005.

    2) R.K. Ahuja, T.L. Magnanti, J.B. Orlin, Network Flows : Theory, Algorithms, and Applications, Prentice Hall, 1993

    3) F.R. Jacobs, R.B. Chase, Operations and Supply Chain Management, 14th Global Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2014.

  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    22.02.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    01.03.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    08.03.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    15.03.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    22.03.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    29.03.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    05.04.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    19.04.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    26.04.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    03.05.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    10.05.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    17.05.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    24.05.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
    31.05.2023 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room C230
  • Assessments methods

    Written exam - SP-2023, Session d'été 2023

    Date 15.06.2023 14:00 - 15:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Examination time: 90 minutes

    Written exam - SP-2023, Session de rattrapage 2023

    Date 30.08.2023 17:00 - 18:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Examination time: 90 minutes

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